Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kiffen 9th with 26 points, TiPS 12th with 4, 22 apart. The last five rounds placed Kiffen no better than 34th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: TiPS 0.91 scored and 3.45 conceded per game, Kiffen 0.95 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.67.
TiPS had not won in 6 games. 8 games without a win framed Kiffen's arrival.
The venue was Tikkurila urheilupuisto nurmi in Vantaa, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.